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| Date: | Monday 29 May 2023 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bellanca 8KCAB Decathlon |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5038E |
| MSN: | 481-79 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 772 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Zangger Vintage Airpark (2VA), Larchwood, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The passenger stated they were taking off from a paved taxiway at a private airstrip when the airplane pitched up higher than normal and stalled. He recalled that the pilot told him that they were stalling. The airplane descended and impacted the terrain adjacent to the taxiway. Impact signatures were consistent with a low-energy impact indicative of an aerodynamic stall. The fuselage and wings sustained substantial damage.
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Postaccident examination of the wreckage did not reveal any preimpact anomalies with the airframe, fuel, system, flight controls, or engine that would have resulted in the loss of control.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN23LA205
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N5038E
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-May-2023 01:27 | Geno | Added |
| 31-May-2023 02:00 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 31-May-2023 10:41 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 24-Nov-2024 15:08 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, ] |
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